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Consul: A king like official that controlled the army and the government, two were appointed at a time.
Veto:"I forbid"
Senate: aristocratic branch of government
Assembly: democratic branch of government
Dictator: A leader with absolute power over laws and the military
Mercenary: Soldiers that would fight for any country for pay

1a. Why were many plebeians dissatisfied with Rome's government in the early years of the republic?Plebeians weren't allowed the right to hold most important positions in government.
1b. How did they win reforms? Thousands of Plebeians refused to fight in the Roman army.
1c. What changes did they bring about in Roman government? They published their laws and it was made known that any free citizen had the right to be protected by the law. Patricians and Plebeians were allowed to marry. Plebeians were allowed to hold important positions in the government.

2. Why did Romans consider that they had a balanced government? They had a mixture of Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy they believed that this mixture gave them the best of each government.

3. Once Rome had conquered most of Italy, how did the Roman government win the support of the conquered people? They were granted freedom to some extent, some were actually given the right to vote while others weren't but could still live a normal life.

4a. At the start of the Punic Wars, why might Carthage have appeared the stronger power? Carthage had a Navy and was richer.
4b. Why was Rome, in fact, the victor? Rome had twice the amount of soldiers, their soldiers were more loyal and reliable and warfare was their specialty.

5. Why was the battle of Zama a major turning point in history? If the Romans weren't victorious then it's laws and government might not have ever been passed onto Western Civilization.

6a. Why did the Greeks at first welcome Roman armies? The Romans freed the Greeks from the rule of Philip V of Macedon.
6b.  Why did the Greek attitude change? The Romans started interfering with Greek politics.